LPDC

Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC)

E-mail: Madonna.Barwick@youngstown.k12.oh.us

"In 1996, Ohio’s General Assembly passed Senate Bill 230, authorizing the establishment of Local Professional Development Committees (LPDCs). Such committees are to be established in every school district and chartered nonpublic school by September 1998.

The purpose of the committees is to review the course work and other professional development activities proposed and completed by educators within the district to determine if the requirements for renewal of certificates or licenses have been met."

-All Certificated Personnel are required to create an IPDP onPDExpress upon entering the district or as soon as your new license is issued and prior to taking any further University Coursework and/or Professional Development Hours. -IPDP must align with District Goals: Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and School Climate. -IDPD must align with "Standards for Ohio Educators"-- Teachers, Principals, and Professional Development. -"Ohio Standards for Professional Development" Booklet must be used when creating your IPDP. -Your LPDC Folder will be helpful in guiding you through the process of creating an IPDP and renewing your Educator's License.

Form: Revising My IPDP - Complete this form and send to the Mary Carter@LPDC Office, Room 126, East High School if you would like to add an additional goal/standard or change an existing goal/standard. Additions/Changes to your IPDP cannot be done thru PDExpress.

IPDP Review Response Sheet - This document includes the Holistic Checklist that committee members will be using to review submitted IPDPs- based on the newly updated "Ohio Standards for Professsional Development." You may want to use this as an additional tool in developing your IPDP.

The following forms are to be used after January 1, 2015. Previously approved and pre-approved EOAs will be honored. Only one (1) Job-Embedded/EOA Request per line item of listed activities will be permitted during the license cycle. A maximum of ninety (90) Job-Embedded/EOA Contact Hours will be permitted during the license cycle; remaining hours for license renewal must be taken as Graduate Credit or Professional Workshops/Conferences. Webinars have been added to the list of Job-Embedded/EOAs.

You will need to download and print the following three (3) "Job-Embedded/EOA" Documents to apply for a Job-Embedded/EOA:

Contact Hours (aka Clock Hours) can be used to renew your educator's license. 6 Semester Hours or 180 Contact Hours are needed to renew a current educator's license. 1 Semester Hour is equivalent to 30 Contact Hours. You can use both Contact Hours and University Credits for renewal purposes as long as you have a combined total equivalent to 6 Semester Hours.

The process for license renewal requires educators who are employed in the schools of Ohio to work with the LPDC in their district. Educators must have a pre-approved Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP) approved by the LPDC BEFORE they take any professional development to renew their licenses. The professional development must align with the goals and objectives on their IPDP. Educators will need the equivalent of six semester hours of coursework to renew or transition to a five-year license.

If you will be renewing your educator's license during the 2018-2019 School Year, the Renewal Envelope will help guide you through the renewal process. Renewal Packets can be requested from the Human Resources Department by calling Kelly Fry at 330.744.7379 or via email: Mary.Carter@youngstown.k12.oh.us

As of November 2014, the ODE no longer mails "hard copies" of Educator License(s)- they are now issued electronically. Due to this change, we need to make changes to our procedures. Upon receipt of your electronic Educator's License, you will need to send a printed copy of each new license to the YCSD Department of Human Resources.